Thompson has extensive, senior leadership experience in both the New Zealand public sector and financial services industry. She is joining the FMA from Inland Revenue, where she was deputy commissioner for the Customer and Compliance Services (Individuals) group. Prior to Inland Revenue, Thompson held senior posts at ASB Bank and Westpac. She has a master's in management from Massey University.

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Tina Tong has joined – formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen – as head of wholesale distribution, Hong Kong, with immediate effect. 

In her newly-created role, Tong reports to David Hanzl, head of wholesale, Asia-Pacific.

Her career spans more than 20 years. Most recently, she was the vice president for distribution at Matthews Asia. During her 10-year tenure at that business, she was responsible for fund distribution activities to private banks, family offices, funds of funds, external asset managers and insurance companies. Prior to that, Tong served as director of business development at Peak Capital where she was involved in offering investment solutions to institutions, private banks, insurers and financial advisors.